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The Wasatch Backcountry Skiing maps were developed to improve
communication between backcountry skiers, the Utah Avalanche Center,
and public safety agencies by publishing commonly used names of
backcountry skiing locations. (Watch a
three-minute video about
the online and paper maps.)

My
goal was not to create names for backcountry locations, but rather
to document and clarify existing names. When ambiguities were found,
which was common due to the informal way that names are created,
I sought consensus from multiple sources. Whenever practical, I've
used the original names—just because someone doesn't know
the original name of a run doesn't mean the name should be changed.
If more than one name is in widespread use, both names are displayed
in the index and the most popular name is displayed on the map.